Taiwa (大和町, Taiwa-chō) is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2020[update], the town had an estimated population of 28,436, and a population density of 130 persons per km2 in 12,016 households.[1] The total area of the town is 225.49 square kilometres (87.06 sq mi).
The town has a climate characterized by cool summers and long cold winters (Köppen climate classificationCfa). The average annual temperature in Taiwa is 11.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1292 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.3 °C.[2]
Demographicsedit
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Taiwa has grown over the past 50 years.
The town of Taiwa was created on April 20, 1955, as a result of a merger between the town of Yoshioka, and the villages of Miyatoko, Yoshida, Tsurusu, and Ochiai, all within Kurokawa District.
Governmentedit
Taiwa has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 18 members. Taiwa, together with the rest of Kurokawa District and the city of Tomiya collectively contributes two seats to the Miyagi Prefectural legislature. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Miyagi 5th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economyedit
Taiwa contains a number of industrial parks, and has a strong manufacturing base.
Taiwa has six public elementary schools and two public high schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportationedit
Railwayedit
Taiwa does not have any passenger railway service.
Media related to Taiwa, Miyagi at Wikimedia Commons
Official Website (in Japanese)
November 15, 2023
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